What do we prize most? Are integrity and ambition mutually exclusive, as we seek a place in the world? How do we value, ultimately, a piece of art -- or a life? These are the questions at the core of the evocative new novel by _New York Times_ bestselling author Jill Bialosky. Talented, successful
The prized girl: a novel
โ Scribed by Amy K. Green
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group;Dutton
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 190 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1524745103
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โฆ Synopsis
**From debut author Amy K. Green comes a devastating tale of psychological suspense: a teen pageant queen is found murdered in a small New England town, and her sister's search for answers unearths more than she bargained for.
**
Days after a young pageant queen named Jenny is found murdered, her small town grieves the loss alongside her picture-perfect parents. At first glance, Jenny's tragic death appears clear-cut for investigators. The most obvious suspect is one of her fans, an older man who may have gotten too close for comfort. But Jenny's half-sister, Virginia--the sarcastic black sheep of the family--isn't so sure of his guilt and takes matters into her own hands to find the killer.
But for Jenny's case and Virginia's investigation, there's more to the story. Virginia, still living in town and haunted by her own troubled teenage years, suspects that a similar darkness lay beneath the sparkling veneer of Jenny's life. Alternating between Jenny's...
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